Activities of Vicky FORD related to 2016/2145(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Cloud Initiative
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s European Cloud Initiative as part of the implementation of the Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy and the Digitising European Industry Package, thus fostering the growth of the European digital economy and contributing to its global market positioning; calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative is fit for purpose, outward looking, future proof and technologically neutral;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s intention to remove barriers to the free movement of data and data services and disproportionate data localisation requirements by linking the European Cloud Initiative to the free flow of data proposal; considers that, in order to achieve a digital society, the free flow of data must be regarded as the fifth freedom within the Single Market and that it is imperative to avoid new barriers leading to a digital fortress Europe;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that there are many examples of it being desirable and appropriate for European companies to store and analyse or use data in jurisdictions outside the territory of the Union and that this should not be restricted;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the positive results achieved by existing global and pan- European structures and the open data available in the national data storage facilities; calls on the Commission and Member States to examine the potential of already available data; calls on the Commission to work with the cloud computing industry to drive innovation in cloud based technologies;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify best certification schemes and commonly used standards for data sharing across Member States, to lay out a market-driven pan-European set of standards facilitating data sharing, and to prefer open and globwhich should aim to be in line with global and international standards over proprietary standards whenever justified; calls on the Commission to work as far as possible with industry led standard-setting initiatives to ensure that the single market remains accessible to third countries and responsive to technological evolution;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the underrepresentation of key stakeholders in the discussions and in Large Scale Pilot projects; notes that the Commission states that the success of the European Cloud Initiative relies on working together with the private sector; stresses that the European Cloud Initiative should involve and benefit SMEs and consumers at European, national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Commission aims to make all scientific data produced by H2020 Programme open by default; emphasises the need to find a balance between legitimate data protection concerns and the necessity to secure an untapped 'free flow of data'; calls on the need for existing data protection rules to be respected in an open big data market and for clarity in implementation to enable this;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the European Cloud Initiative focuses on potentially sensitive sectors of research and development and government e-portals. Reiterates that cyber security for cloud services is best dealt under the framework of the Network and Information Security Directive;